Virginia to require graphic cigarette labels on packs
The FDA announced nine new warning labels to deter smoking, depicting rotting teeth, diseased lungs, and a smoker’s severed tracheotomy hole. The bold campaign is the most significant change in 25 years as the government seeks to curb tobacco use amid flat smoking declines and roughly 443,000 annual deaths. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius described the labels as frank and powerful warnings.
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Panetta Senate Nomination Clears for Pentagon Chief
The Senate unanimously approved Leon Panetta as next Defense Secretary to replace retiring Robert Gates. Panetta will oversee troop drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, calm Libyan conflicts, and manage the budget. He previously led the CIA during Osama bin Laden’s killing and received broad bipartisan support.
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KU receives 1.2 million estate gift for pharmacy scholarships
The William and Virginia Davis estate provides 1.2 million to Kansas University's School of Pharmacy. KU plans expand to 170 students with 20 more in Wichita, boosting scholarships to about 70 percent of students next year.
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Wichita
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Obama to signal major troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Obama expected to announce a phased pullback totaling about 10,000 troops within a year with 5,000 this summer and 5,000 by winter or spring 2012. He weighs plans to bring home 20,000 additional reinforcements from 2009, moving toward Afghan security control by 2014 and a training role for U S forces. He will address the nation from the White House at 7 p.m. tonight.
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Gingrich Campaign Loses Top Fundraisers Amid Debt
Newt Gingrich faced a shaken campaign as top fundraising adviser Jody Thomas and consultant Mary Heitman quit. Officials say the campaign carries more than $1 million in debt with 16 top aides having left earlier in the month. The quarter ends June 30. finances must be disclosed by July 15 as the candidate weighs using personal funds to stay afloat.
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KU and KC cancer centers merge to boost NCI status
The merger of KU Cancer Center and Kansas City Cancer Center completes to advance National Cancer Institute designation. It adds 10 patient care locations and more than 70 oncologists, surgeons, and pathologists, expanding clinical trials to over 250. No jobs cut. KU Hospital and KU School of Medicine faculty to absorb KCCC physicians.
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Topeka man gets 17 years for 2009 Lawrence robbery
A Douglas County judge sentenced 22-year-old Sedryck Welch to 17 years in prison for a 2009 Amoco Conoco robbery at 2447 W Sixth St in Lawrence. The judge ordered the term to run concurrently with a Shawnee County sentence of about five years. Welch received credit for time served and testified about his desire to reform. The case also noted Welch’s immature background and a psychologist’s assessment of low functioning.
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